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COMBINED RAIL ANCHOR AND TIE PLATE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. Z4. 1919.

NITED STATES PATENT OFFIC.

ROBERT JOHNSON, GF FLRESVILLE, TEXAS, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO I. YAHR, OF FLOREVILLE, TEXAS.

COMBINED RAIL-ANU Specification of Letters Patent.

EGR AND TIE-PLATE.

Patented Feb. 3, 1920.

To all 'whom it may conca/1n:

Be it known that I, ROBERT JorrNsoNLa citizen ot the United States, residing at Floresville, in the county oi? l/Vilson and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Combined Railf/inchors and ITie-Plates, of which the following is a speciiication. i

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a combined rail anchor and tie plate.

rlhe object ci the invention is to provide a tie plate of the character described, whereby railway rails may be secured to the underlying ties, and which will prevent the rails from cutting into the ties, and also which will secure said rails against overturning or spreading.

A further feature ot the invention resides in the provision of a rail anchor in combination with the tie plate, which will lock the rails against creeping7 on the ties.

With the above and other objects, in view, the invention has particular relation to certain novel features of construction, opn eration and arrangement of parts, an example or which is given in this speciiication and illustrated inthe accompanying drawings. wherein:

Fig. 1, shows a plan view of the device.

Fig. 2, shows a transverse sectional view, taken on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 3, shows an enlarged fragmentary sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings wherein like numerals of reference designate Similar parts in each of the ligures, the numeral 1, refers to a railway rail, of the usual design, and the numeral 2 designates the tie plate which is a rectangular metallic plate designed to rest upon the ties underneath the rail. This plate has the usual openings 3, provided to receive the spikes d, which are driven through said openings and into the ties underneath, said spikes having the enlarged nheads-5, which engage over the corresponding rail tlanges 6, to secure the plate and rail upon the ties. The inner side of the plate has an upstanding catch 7 cast integral with the plate which engages over the inner rail flanges to secure the rail against overturning outwardly and the plate is made tapering, being somewhat thicker on the outside than on the inside, which causes the rails to converge slightly inwardly, thus preventing the track from spreading, particularly in `going around curves. Ribs 3 are formed integrally with the plate, outside of each of the spikes d, the inner ends of said ribs abutting against the spikes and reinforcing the same and the plate is thickened on each side of the outer spikes and on the outer side of each of the inside spikes, thus strengthening said plate at the points of the greatest stress. Secured to the outer edge of the plate between the corresponding ribs 8 is a detachable anchor 9, which is secured to the plate by nieans of bolts 10 and 11, said bolts passing upwardly through the plate and through said anchor, and having their heads courr tersunk in the bottom of the plate. The upper ends of these bolts are threaded and receive the nuts l2, 12, tol secure them in position and to secure the anchor fast to the plate. The inner end ol the anchor is spaced from the plate and located between it and the plate, is the cam 13, through which the bolt 1l passes. The periphery of this cam is serrated, and attached to its inner edge is the pull spring 14, whose other end is secured to the anchor 9. The pull of this spring holds the cam locked against the outer edge of the adjacent flange 6. From an inspection of Figs. 1 and 3, 1t is obvious that the cain 13 may be caused to engage against the adjacent flange to prevent the rail from creeping in either direction, and thereby used particularly in the construction of curves. In building a track, some of the cams 13 may be positioned so as to prevent the rail from creeping in one direction, and the others may be positioned so as to lock the rail from creeping7 in the opposite direction. As shown in Fig. 1, the cam is in position to lock the rail against creeping7 in the direction indicated by the arrow. The dii'erent positions of the cam are shown in full and also in dotted lines in Fig. 3.

In case it is desired to remove the anchor and the anti-creeping device, it is obvious that the same may be done by loosening the nuts 12, and removing the bolts l0 and 11.

Vhat I claim is:

1. A device of the character described, including a metallic tie plate adapted to rest upon a railway tie, and receive the rail, said plate being provided with spike holes on opposite sides, said plate being reinforced on opposite sides o1c said holes, ribs integral -With-A and npsanding` troni said plate, Whose inner ends abut against the spikes driven 'through said holes, a oatoh carried by the inner side of said plate andi engaging over the inner rail flange, a cani shaped anchor Whose 4periphery is: serrated carried by the outer side ot the plate and engaging against the outer railA iiange to prevent the lengthwise movement oi the railfrelativeto the" plate, and la eoil spring' seein-ed' to s'aidanchor adapted to hold said anchor' in Contact With `the jrail.`

2; A device of the character described, includinga'tieplate adapted to rest upon a railway4 tie and receive the rail',`said plate being); `provided With spike holes on opposite sides and beinglreinforced on opposite sides of said holes, ribsv integral with and upstanding iroin said plate, Whose inner ends abut against the spikes driven through:said.A

and a yieldable member adagted to hold said anchor in Contact with the rail.

In testimony whereof l have signed nivw naine to this specification in the presence oftwo subscribing Witnesses.

ROBERT JOHNSUN. Witnesses:

H. T. GRAL-IAM, W. B. MITCHELL. 

